the library of congress Great Reads About Great Places and honorary chairs president obama & mrs. obama Alabama ...... To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee WELCOME Alaska ...... Sharkabet: A Sea of Sharks from A to Z by Ray Troll Arizona ...... The Three Little Javelinas /Los Tres Pequeños Jabalíes by Susan Lowell ...... So Over My Head by Jenny B . Jones TO THE California...... Operation Redwood by S . Terrell French Colorado ...... M Is for Mischief: An A to Z of Naughty Children by Linda Ashman Connecticut ...... Chalk by Bill Thomson 2010 NATIONAL Delaware...... Jasper Dash and the Flame Pits of Delaware by M .T . Anderson Florida ...... I Love You, Stinky Face by Lisa McCourt Georgia ...... A Tree for Emmy by Mary Ann Rodman BOOK FESTIVAL Hawaii ...... Too Many Mangos by Tammy Paikai Idaho ...... My Darlin’ Clementine by Kristiana Gregory Illinois...... Muddy as a Duck Puddle and Other American Similes by Laurie Lawlor Indiana...... Paper Towns by John Green Iowa ...... The Flamingo Rising by Larry Baker ...... Up, Down and Around by Katherine Ayres Kentucky...... Trouble in Troublesome Creek by Nancy Kelly Allen ou can get this map stamped with interesting state symbols Louisiana...... Why the Crawfish Lives in the Mud by Johnette Downing Maine ...... Hardscrabble Harvest by Dahlov Ipcar Yfrom each of the state tables in the Pavilion of the States, Maryland...... Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson Massachusetts...... My Uncle Emily by Jane Yolen brought to you by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, Michigan...... January’s Sparrow by Patricia Polacco the Institute of Museum and Library Services (www .imls .gov) Minnesota...... in Minnesota by Anton Treuer Mississippi ...... Flying Lessons by Gilbert Ford and the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (www .cosla org). . Missouri...... They’re Off!: The Story of the by Cheryl Harness Visit their websites to learn more about these great organizations . Montana ...... Montana Place Names from Alzada to Zortman by the Montana Historical Society Nebraska...... Luck: The Story of a Sandhill Crane by Jean Craighead George There is an affiliated Center for the Book in each state, the District Nevada...... Under Open Skies by Keeli McClintick New Hampshire ...... Born to Be Giants: How Baby Dinosaurs Grew to Rule the World of Columbia and the U .S . Virgin Islands . These centers spread the by Lita Judge word throughout the land that “books give us wings ”. New Jersey ...... The New Way Things Work by David Macaulay ...... Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Visit the Center for the Book’s website (www read. gov/cfb). to find New York...... When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead out where your state center is located and to learn about the North Carolina...... North Carolina Curiosities by Jerry Bledsoe North Dakota...... by Lise Erdrich exciting programs offered by your State Center for the Book . Ohio ...... Zombies! Evacuate the School by Sara Holbrook ...... Chicken Dance by Tammi Sauer Oregon...... The Captain’s Dog: My Journey with the Lewis and Clark Tribe by Roland Smith Pennsylvania ...... Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick Rhode Island ...... The Wonder of Charlie Anne by Kimberly Newton Fusco South Carolina...... Mercy Creek by William P . Matthews South Dakota...... The Raccoon and the Bee Tree by Charles A . Eastman & Elaine Goodale Eastman Tennessee ...... On Viney’s Mountain by Joan Donaldson Texas...... Librarian on the Roof! A True Story by M . G . King U . S . Territories ...... Hanging with Uncle Billy by Mervelle A . Sage Utah ...... Rapunzel’s Revenge by Shannon Hale & Dean Hale Vermont ...... Nora’s Ark by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock Virginia...... When the Whistle Blows by Fran Cannon Slayton Washington ...... Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St .Helens 10th ANNIVERSARY: by Patricia Lauber CELEBRATING A DECADE OF Washington, D .C . . . . . First Pooch: The Obamas Pick a Pet by Carole Boston Weatherford West Virginia...... When the Whistle Blows by Fran Cannon Slayton WORDS & WONDER Wisconsin ...... Yes Day! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal Wyoming...... Little Wyoming by Eugene Gagliano Your Map to Some Great Books and Great Places

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